Stimulus

Congratulations to our founder, Rue J Nyangulu-Mungofa , on receiving the Outstanding Woman Entrepreneur of the Year – Silver 2025 from Zimbabwe CEO's Network Network! This accolade showcases her exceptional 20-year journey as an entrepreneur and leader.

#2025 Value Creation Challenge Winners Line Up! https://www.stimulusafrica.com/celebrating-innovation-amalgamated-fresh-solutions-wins-the-2025-value-creation-challenge-vvcc5/

🎉 Celebrating the Old Mutual Zimbabwe / Eight2Five Innovation Hub and partners' Value Creation Challenge who successfully completed the intensive 3-Month VCC Incubator delivered by Africa, which was completed recently. A huge congratulations to all of the .

These innovators have shown immense dedication, resilience, and creativity as they navigated through this transformative journey. From refining their business models to crafting impactful customer engagement and sales strategies, each participating founder applied what they learned and delivered a compelling pitch in the final pitch event, demonstrating how they had each grown tremendously.

We are so proud of your achievements and can’t wait to see how you’ll take your ventures to the next level! Keep pushing boundaries and creating value!

It has been an exciting year at Stimulus, and one of the highlights has to be delivering the Old Mutual Zimbabwe / Eight2Five Innovation Hub Value Creation Challenge in July! 🚀 We had the privilege of inspiring 40 hopeful early-stage founders from all corners of through our seasoned expert business coaches:

Rue J Nyangulu-Mungofa, Musekiwa Samuriwo, Mutsamwira and Tinotenda Chisvo. We also had to hand the expertise of commercial lawyer from V.S. Nyangulu & Associates, Legal Practitioners

During the course of the bootcamp week, we delved into innovative strategies for growing sales, shared invaluable insights on leadership, compliance, contracting, pitching for investments, and more. Together with the 40 participants, we explored challenges in operating in this context, celebrated successes, and ignited passion for entrepreneurship & growth focused on the customer need.

This bootcamp is more than just a learning experience—it's a launchpad for transforming ideas into impactful realities + profitability.

We are please to share the creatives and creative organisations that have been selected to be the First recipients of the Fund!!! - https://www.stimulusafrica.com/celebrating-and-promoting-artistic-excellence-in-zimbabwe-announcing-the-first-recipients-of-the-ssadza-fund/

Today, we celebrate the International Day of Girls in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) with the Kuyenda Collective

Today, we commemorate the International Day of Girls in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), a pivotal moment in addressing the digital gender gap worldwide. Despite progress, rural girls still face significant underrepresentation in ICT leadership roles, underscoring the ongoing inequalities they encounter. At Kuyenda Collective, we're committed to advocating for the empowerment of rural youth by fostering digital literacy in or programming as we believe it is critical to close the digital divide in rural education. By expanding access to digital technology, we aim to unlock the leadership potential of rural girls, ensuring they have the tools and opportunities needed to thrive in the digital age.